This is the first week of our 2015-2016 school year, and my menu plan looks kind of like a school-lunch menu from my youth. Except instead of bratwurst they would’ve served Li’l Smokies. (Grody to the max.)

Monday: Brats

This week’s Harris Teeter meal deal was a pack of bratwurst, a bag of chips, a jar of pickles, sausage buns and a 12-pack of HT soda for $9.99. So brats it is.

Tuesday: Fish sticks & mac ‘n’ cheese

It’s the kids’ favorite and one of my least-favorites. I’m taking one for the team this week.

Wednesday: Pizza

We’re hosting our homeschool co-op council meeting on Wednesday evening, and one of my fellow council members is supplying pizza. Hooray!

Thursday: Cheeseburgers

I have several packages of ground beef in the freezer.

Friday: Pizza

“Wait,” you say. “You’re having pizza twice in one week?” Yes. Yes we are. I never made the Thai chicken pizza last week, so we’re going to try it this week.

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This is the kids’ last week of summer camp, and I’m supposed to be making sure I have everything ready to start school next week. I scheduled a good bit of other stuff this week, too, though, so that’s been a slower process than it ought to be. And also I seem to have misplaced all of my words and at least a third of my brain capacity. The summer slide: Not just for children.

Anywho, here’s what we’re eating for dinner this week.

Monday: Breakfast for Dinner

Rockford had to go out for a work dinner, but he made pancakes before he left. He’s a good guy.

Tuesday: Parmesan chicken tenders

This was going to be Crispy Garlic Chicken, but then chicken tenders were on sale. So we’re tenderizing. Or something like that.

Wednesday: Thai chicken pizza

Our barbecue chicken pizzas have been great. The taco pizza was just OK. The Thai chicken pizza is going to be phenomenal.

Thursday: Tacos

We’re celebrating Rockford’s birthday a day early. I’m giving him the gift of tacos.

Friday: Chicken salad sandwiches

Poppy has theater performances on Friday and Saturday, so our weekend schedule is a little wonky. She’ll be dining with the cast, Pete will be with a friend, and Rockford and I will eat sandwiches as we drive people to and fro.

Isn’t the week after the week after vacation supposed to be when things have gotten back to normal? I still sort of feel like I’m playing catch-up. Perhaps that’s just my regular state-of-being.

Monday: Chicken korma

I’ve had a jar of Patak’s korma curry sauce sitting in the cupboard for awhile now. This particular curry is made with coconut milk, which is all a curry needs to say to talk me into trying it.

Tuesday: Tacos

So of course Pete ran about the house yelling “Oh no, it’s Taco Tuesday!” We may or may not watch “The Lego Movie” whilst eating our tacos.

Wednesday: Maple-glazed salmon

Once a month our friendly local milkman delivers a bottle of chocolate milk and two frozen salmon filets to my front door. I have a two-month salmon backlog in the freezer, so I figured I’d use it before this month’s delivery arrives on Thursday.

Thursday: Cheeseburgers

For the love of Pete.

Saturday: Grilled pizza

We were going to have friends over for Pizza Friday, but they had to reschedule their visit to Saturday. So Pizza Saturday it is.

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